Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 2

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Sat 8 Jan 2022 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Christopher Trimmel

Jonathan Tah 59' Y

Jonathan Tah 60' Y

Y 85' Marvin Friedrich

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jonas Weickenmeier
Referee Mitja Stegemann
Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
Referee Martin Thomsen
Referee Christof Gunsch
Referee Pascal Mueller

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-08-14 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-05-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-03-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–2	D
19 Dec	SC Freiburg	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–2	D
12 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–5	L
04 Dec	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	H	7–1	W
28 Nov	RB Leipzig	A	3–1	W

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–2	D
18 Dec	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–0	W
15 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	0–0	D
12 Dec	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	A	0–1	L
03 Dec	RB Leipzig	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Union Berlin
#5	Position	#16
16	Points	7
9	Played	9
5 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 4
20	Scored	7
17	Conceded	21
+3	GD	-14
1.78	PPG	0.78
56%	Win %	11%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 16th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G	1 A
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at BayArena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
25' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against 1. FC Union Berlin's shape.
26' The 1. FC Union Berlin bench stirs into life. Niko Giesselmann is withdrawn and Bastian Oczipka gets his opportunity.
31' Poor challenge from Christopher Trimmel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Union Berlin needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrik Schick makes it 1-0.
43' Jonathan Tah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
45' What composure from Grischa Promel! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-1.
46' Levin Oztunali has so much to prove this time. He replaces Genki Haraguchi on 46 minute.
50' Grischa Promel puts 1. FC Union Berlin on the lead.
55' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Tah argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bastian Oczipka, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
71' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Mohwald. He replaces Grischa Promel on 71 minute.
76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitchel Bakker made 492 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
77' The crowd applauds Christopher Trimmel as he leaves the pitch. Julian Ryerson steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
78' Karim Bellarabi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kerem Demirbay at the 78 minute mark.
83' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Jeremie Frimpong is withdrawn and Lucas Alario gets his opportunity.
84' A stunning finish from Jonathan Tah — that came from absolutely nowhere!
85' Controversy at the stadium! Marvin Friedrich argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' With 7 assists to his name this season, Florian Wirtz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
It finishes all square. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Union Berlin share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

10
Max Kruse
1
Andreas Luthe
8
Rani Khedira
31
Robin Knoche
24
Genki Haraguchi ↓ Levin Oztunali 46'
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel ↓ Julian Ryerson 77'
21
Grischa Promel ↓ Kevin Mohwald 71'
3
Paul Jaeckel
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Andreas Voglsammer 46'
23
Niko Giesselmann ↓ Bastian Oczipka 26'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moussa Diaby	5
Patrik Schick	3
Florian Wirtz	3
Jonathan Tah	2
Karim Bellarabi	2
Grischa Promel	2
Robert Andrich	2
Lucas Alario	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-12-19 SC Freiburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-12-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2021-12-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-12-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 W 2021-11-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-12-18 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-12-15 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2021-12-12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig W 2021-11-28 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen62% Draw20% 1. FC Union Berlin18%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

82%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

38%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen52% Draw35% 1. FC Union Berlin13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.3%

4 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	20%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.